Show jumped In to death alilea chicago 0 o jan 17 alfred C greenleaf a 1 I bookkeeper committed suicide by jumping from tile the sixteenth floor of the masonic temple ills his leap was witnessed by bund hundreds reds of awe stricken people greenleif Greenle Grcen leaf nf had been out of employment for some time and becoming despondent decided to make inake way with himself ills his first attempt was made in the chamber ol of commerce building where lie was caught in the act of jumping over the railing to the rotunda and ejected from the building the suicide was once a wealthy wholesale merchant merc lizut of columbus 0 until ten years ago lie he was at the lend head of tile tho whole wholesale ale dry goods house houe which ills his father founded ills broth er in law is now the senior partner in the firm of bancroft sheldon co which succeeded the firm of greenleaf Groen leat son ills his fortune i was as dissipated and he drifted to denver and finally to chicago where lie he ended his career penniless the opposition comes in a large ly from his own california and from the legal profession profess iou |